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(43) Date of publication: 10.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/24 (21) Application number: 07855412.8 (22) Date of filing: 05.10.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07H 21/02(2006.01) C12N 15/10(2006.01) C07H 1/06(2006.01) C12Q 1/68(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2007/001785 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/040126 (10.04.2008 Gazette 2008/15)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 06.10.2006 US 828563 P 22.11.2006 US 866985 P 13.07.2007 US 949778 P (71) Applicant: DNA Genotek Inc. Ottawa, Ontario K2G 5W6 (CA)	(72) Inventors: BIRNBOIM, Hyman Chaim Ottawa, Ontario K1H 6P2 (CA) JACKSON, Adele Stittsville, Ontario K2S 1M3 (CA) (74) Representative: Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen  W.P. Thompson & Co, 55 Drury Lane London WC2B 5SQ London WC2B 5SQ (GB)